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micahfishes

+1 on the above comments.
This is what I would call a boutique everyday drinker. Bright. Complex. Changes through the evening enough to be engaging. Acidic enough to hold its own with food. I didn't buy enough last time around.

JimofNoceto

Aloha, Wooters,
Our Kauai rep and I spent yesterday showing the 2010 Noceto Sangio from Princeville to Lihue. It showed great -- Chianti with California sun! And, of course, the 2009 Riserva on the mainland (hasn't yet said aloha) is California that hasn't forgotten its Tuscan roots. Just like we planned.
Salute! Suzy & Jim

joeman123

JimofNoceto wrote:Aloha, Wooters,
Our Kauai rep and I spent yesterday showing the 2010 Noceto Sangio from Princeville to Lihue. It showed great -- Chianti with California sun! And, of course, the 2009 Riserva on the mainland (hasn't yet said aloha) is California that hasn't forgotten its Tuscan roots. Just like we planned.
Salute! Suzy & Jim

Good to see you on here. I want to add to the previous comments. This is a very good QPR wine. The wine is beautifully made and ages well. The bottles I was able not to drink right away from my last order ended up even better. It is a very smooth and wonderful tasting wine.

Unfortunately, the politicians in Virginia have decided that the free market is too competitive, so they have removed my ability to have wine shipped to my home. I encourage everyone to make this an active day on woot.

Flybranda

If I have a friend in D.C. who would receive this for me (ship-to), can I still do the ordering (bill-to) here in Virginia?
Or does the order have to originate in D.C.?
Thanks!
I should already know this, but, I don't

Wine can of their wits the wise beguile, make the sage frolic, and the serious smile. -Homer

ddeuddeg

michaelstencel wrote:Suzy & Jim, Any chance there will be a "call the winery special" for your Ohio and other states off the ship list fans today?

You could ship to me and I'll deliver it at Wooster in the spring, if that suits your needs.

Always keep a bottle of Champagne in the fridge for special occasions. Sometimes the special occasion is that you've got a bottle of Champagne in the fridge. - Hester Browne
Filmmaker/winemaker Francis Ford Coppola says his two professions are almost the same and that each depends on source material and takes a lot of time to perfect.
The big difference: "Today's winemakers still worry about quality."

ddeuddeg

If I have a friend in D.C. who would receive this for me (ship-to), can I still do the ordering (bill-to) here in Virginia?
Or does the order have to originate in D.C.?
Thanks!
I should already know this, but, I don't

Doesn't matter where the order originates, it's the shipping address that counts.

Always keep a bottle of Champagne in the fridge for special occasions. Sometimes the special occasion is that you've got a bottle of Champagne in the fridge. - Hester Browne
Filmmaker/winemaker Francis Ford Coppola says his two professions are almost the same and that each depends on source material and takes a lot of time to perfect.
The big difference: "Today's winemakers still worry about quality."

North316

Unfortunately, and fortunately, I would be buying a case of this if it shipped to Ohio. Hands down the best QPR of any wine I have ever purchased from Woot. This is also the only absolute auto-buy I have missed while not being able to buy wine in Ohio from Woot, so not too bad. I will continue to save my money and reduce my holdings in the meantime.

vaaccess

joeman123 wrote:Good to see you on here. I want to add to the previous comments. This is a very good QPR wine. The wine is beautifully made and ages well. The bottles I was able not to drink right away from my last order ended up even better. It is a very smooth and wonderful tasting wine.

Unfortunately, the politicians in Virginia have decided that the free market is too competitive, so they have removed my ability to have wine shipped to my home. I encourage everyone to make this an active day on woot.

vaaccess

If I have a friend in D.C. who would receive this for me (ship-to), can I still do the ordering (bill-to) here in Virginia?
Or does the order have to originate in D.C.?
Thanks!
I should already know this, but, I don't

Make sure you tell your CCard company that it's an authorized address.

vaaccess

JimofNoceto wrote:Aloha, Wooters,
Our Kauai rep and I spent yesterday showing the 2010 Noceto Sangio from Princeville to Lihue. It showed great -- Chianti with California sun! And, of course, the 2009 Riserva on the mainland (hasn't yet said aloha) is California that hasn't forgotten its Tuscan roots. Just like we planned.
Salute! Suzy & Jim

andrewma

bought this years ago and loved it. went awesome with my salami, red sauced pasta dishes. I recently moved and sold my collection of 400+ bottles. I'm in the process of rebuilding my collection. I wouldn't age this much past 4 years, but the first 1-3 years were fantastic. For the price, this is a steal.

noslensj

JimofNoceto wrote:Aloha, Wooters,
Our Kauai rep and I spent yesterday showing the 2010 Noceto Sangio from Princeville to Lihue. It showed great -- Chianti with California sun! And, of course, the 2009 Riserva on the mainland (hasn't yet said aloha) is California that hasn't forgotten its Tuscan roots. Just like we planned.
Salute! Suzy & Jim

Hi! We visit Kauai regularly, and i would love to know where we can get your juice on the island. Do you have any locations yet?

michilli40

MICHIGAN is back!! I stopped reviewing the site because of the shipping issue and happen to trip across it today and found my state is back in the list..YEAH...AND I love this wine!! have just 1 bottle left so got 3! now i need to go buy a lottery ticket today

kylecountryman

kylemittskus

This is going to be sooooo hard to pass up. I only have one bottle of each. I'll see what happens today. Hoping to win lottery, find a purse full of money, or wait until this sells out to make my decision for me.

"If drinking is bitter, change yourself to wine." -Rainer Maria Rilke

"Champagne is a very kind and friendly thing on a rainy night." -Isak Dinesen

sdilullo

Visited the tasting room on our weekend trip to CA back in August and was impressed per usual. Great selection, amazing Sangiovese, delicious old vine Zin. Num num num. Buy if you can!

North316 wrote:Unfortunately, and fortunately, I would be buying a case of this if it shipped to Ohio. Hands down the best QPR of any wine I have ever purchased from Woot. This is also the only absolute auto-buy I have missed while not being able to buy wine in Ohio from Woot, so not too bad. I will continue to save my money and reduce my holdings in the meantime.

We're down to <40 bottles. My wine rack is half-empty.

This upsets me more than I would've ever expected.

my CT | bottles wooted to date: 334
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jawlz

Always pleased to see Noceto. Their wines range from good to outstanding (I have yet to have a disappointing bottle from them, and I have been through several cases of their wines), and you will be very hard pressed to find a better QPR than the ~$13/bottle as in this offering, regardless of producer or varietal. Definitely a good buy.

JimofNoceto

When to drink a wine is always a question. I like to tell the story of our first vintage, 1990, of 110 cases. Darrell Corti, Italian wine expert, and early consultant to us, and large purchaser for his Sacto grocery, told me to try a bottle of our first vintage 1990. This was in early 2007. Well, at my father-in-law's 97th birthday part that March we had a magnum at a fancy Walnut Creek restaurant. Lots of good wine was served; the magnum was almost finished.
So, a safe timeframe for enjoying the Noceto sangiovese is when it's 3-6 years old, but well balanced, not the biggest, can be wonderful well past a decade. Bit risky, though! I've been working through a case of 2006 lately, it's great.
The Riserva is another matter. The 2009 is doing very well. Our Kauai rep and I served the excellent 2008 on Wednesday. I'm not sure either will go for a decade or more; we just don't have enough data points.
How much storage space do you have? What's your risk tolerance? Do you like showing up with older wines -- they can be an acquired taste? I do think our wines age better because their acids are higher and alcohol lower.
Jim

JimofNoceto

noslensj wrote:Hi! We visit Kauai regularly, and i would love to know where we can get your juice on the island. Do you have any locations yet?

Beachhouse, Keoki's Paradise and Living Foods in Poipu and Duke's in Lihue are longtime customers. The Wine Closet in the Princeville Shopping center carries the wines. Kauai Pasta has carried them. This is a very competitive and desirable market, so it changes somewhat throughout the seasons.
When you're close to going, ask again and we'll try to get an update.
Jim

kylemittskus

JimofNoceto wrote:When to drink a wine is always a question. I like to tell the story of our first vintage, 1990, of 110 cases. Darrell Corti, Italian wine expert, and early consultant to us, and large purchaser for his Sacto grocery, told me to try a bottle of our first vintage 1990. This was in early 2007. Well, at my father-in-law's 97th birthday part that March we had a magnum at a fancy Walnut Creek restaurant. Lots of good wine was served; the magnum was almost finished.
So, a safe timeframe for enjoying the Noceto sangiovese is when it's 3-6 years old, but well balanced, not the biggest, can be wonderful well past a decade. Bit risky, though! I've been working through a case of 2006 lately, it's great.
The Riserva is another matter. The 2009 is doing very well. Our Kauai rep and I served the excellent 2008 on Wednesday. I'm not sure either will go for a decade or more; we just don't have enough data points.
How much storage space do you have? What's your risk tolerance? Do you like showing up with older wines -- they can be an acquired taste? I do think our wines age better because their acids are higher and alcohol lower.
Jim

This is a phenomenal answer.

"If drinking is bitter, change yourself to wine." -Rainer Maria Rilke

"Champagne is a very kind and friendly thing on a rainy night." -Isak Dinesen

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